Development
Head: Mathé de Leeuw
Overview
The Development Committee of the United Nations Student Association addresses the developmental and humanitarian aspects of the association. As of the academic year 2022/23, one of our main goals is to foster a more critical approach when it comes to development and humanitarian work. We organise lectures, workshops, volunteering opportunities and other educational events and projects. Our aim is to raise awareness about development and humanitarian work within the committee, in the Maastricht student community, and beyond.
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The first one is: raising awareness about global humanitarian issues through the organisation of diverse campaigns. Our committee’s objective is to create opportunities for its members to deepen their knowledge on development work and crucial humanitarian topics. We believe that awareness is the first step to making a change and becoming involved!
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The second one is fundraising projects to raise donations for our partner NGOs. The members organise different online and offline fundraising events throughout the year in order to raise money and awareness for our partner NGOs internationally and in Maastricht.
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The third one is: volunteering to get engaged in the local community of Maastricht and to create partnerships with international NGOs, prepare volunteers to go abroad, or become a volunteer in one of our partner NGOs themselves.
UNSA attempts to enact change both on a global scale, but also on a local scale. There we offer UNSA members the opportunity to volunteer - either abroad during the summer break or throughout the year in Maastricht.
We want to encourage students to become engaged in volunteer work as we believe in its importance for making a difference in local communities and its value for the volunteer’s personal development. As inhabitants of the city, we believe students should take measures to relieve local issues. Therefore, UNSA aims at expanding collaborations with organisations in Maastricht to enable students to give back to the city’s community through local volunteering.
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